Runner-shield attachment



July 20 1926.

B. L. HENRY RUNNER SHIELD ATTACH'iENT Filed Dec; '5. 1921 WITNESS:

Patented July 20, 1926.

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Application mes December 3; 1921. Serial No. 519,671.

g This invention relatesto the class of umbrellas or paraso'ls andparticularly to runner attachments. I

In the manufacture and construction of umbrellas and para'sols, it iscustomary to ly and in many instances, these shields are extremelyunsightly.

It is an object of my invention to provide a shield which can beeXteriorly slipped over the runner and bent into position thereon so asto conceal the points of connection between the runner and thestretchers and at the same time to give to the runner a smooth exteriorgripping surface with which the fingers of the operator can be engagedduring the act of manipulating the runner.

Another ob ect of the invention is to pro vide a device of this kindthat can be applied to the runner by unskilled help, thus materiallyreducing the cost of manufacture.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thiskind that can be produced at small cost, and one that can be applied tothe runner without use of permanent fastenings.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangements of parts which willhereinafter be fully described and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, has been illustrated, a single andpreferred form of the invention it being, however, understood that nolimitations are necessarily made to the precise structural detailstherein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modificationswithin the scope of the claim may be resorted to when desired,

Figure 1, is side elevation of my invention applied to the umbrella.

Figure 2, is ahorizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 8, is a vertical sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4, is a perspective view of my invention per se.

1 y g the in ention into p actice,

use is made of a runner 5 which may be of the usual well knownconstruction, adapted to slide on the customary stick 6. This runner isconnected in any suitable well known manner with the inner ends ofirhers 7, the outer ends of which are connected at 8 with the ribs 9.

in order that the runner will be housed at i s joinder with the innerends of the stxetchers 7, I provide a housing shield 10, which ispreferably formed of metal or some other suitable well known materialwhich is sufficiently rigid to maintain a given form and to be heldagainst accidental breakage or'collapse. This shield is provided with alower reduced neck portion 11 having a central aperture 12, adapted tofreely permit the base 13 of the runner to be extended tl'ierethroughand the parts positioned as shown in Figure 3. The upper enlargedportion 14 of the shield is provided with a circular series ofequi-distantly spaced recesses 15 which accommodate the inner ends ofthe stretchers. At points normally extending in an upward verticaldirection from these recesses are bendable tongues 16 as shown in Figure4c. lVhen the shield is adjusted to its intended position as shown inFigure 3, these tongues are bent down against the flange 17 of therunner as also shown in Figure 3.

It will be observed from this construction that the shield conceals therunner at its juncture with the inner ends of the stretchers 7 that theparts are associated with each other so that the runner of the umbrellaor parasol presents an extremely neat appearance; that by curving thewalls of the neck 11, as shown in Figure 3, so that they terminallymerge into a smooth annular surface 18, this surface acts to receive thefin gers of the hand of the operator so as to facilitate adjustment ofthe runner on the stick and without possible injury to the fingers.

It will be further observed that no changes whatever are made in theconstruction of the runner and that my improved shield can beconveniently slipped into position upon the runner and the tongues 16bent down to their retaining positions as shown. All of this can beaccomplished in very short time and with minimum labor and a materialreduction in cost.

Vhile I have herein fully shown and described and have pointed out inthe append ed claim certain novel features or" construeiion, arrangementand operation which characterize r invention, it will be understood bythese i l in the art that various omiss'ons. sunstitutions, and changesin the forum proportions, sizes, of the materials used, and of theiroperation, may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

hat I claim as new is 2- A runner shield comprising a comparat velyshort tubular body of relatively rigid material adapted to encircle arunner at the top thereof and having an arcuately reduced neck portionat one end conforming to the contour of the fingers of a hand andterminating in an inwardly projecting annular flange for co-action withthe runner for preventing lateral movement of the shield, and the saidbody at its other end terminating in a series of spaced tongues taperedoutwardly from midway of their length and bendable inwardly therefrom atright angle to the longitudinal axis of the body to substantially form aflange interrupted by the resultant radial slits between said tonguesdue to their taper and which slits receive the ends 0? stretcher bars ofan umbrella for concealing the same.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

BEULAH LOUISE HEXR

